Pumpkin Smash + Free Screening of YINTAH

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 🎟️ Enter The Draw Today - Free International Film Fest Tickets

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October 18, 2025

🥋 New West Judo Club - Giant Killer – 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM

🍃 Fresh for Fall – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

🗣️ Spanish Conversation Drop-in – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

♻️ Recycling Pop-Up – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

🎮️ Game On! Family Fun with Phantom Alley – 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

🩺 Health Fair at St. Peter's Parish – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

🗣️ English Conversation Circles – 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

📝 Voices in Action: Community Solutions to Homelessness – 11:00 AM

🛍️ New West Craft – 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

💑 City Love Scavenger Hunt For Couples - New West Area – 1:00 PM

🧶 Cedar Weaving Workshop – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

📖 Ukrainian Storytime (All ages) – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

🚲️ Youth Cycle Express: $2 Drop-in for Youth Ages 13 - 18 – 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

🧘 Recover in Sound Bath Meditation – 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

⛸️ Youth Skates (Ages 11-18) – 8:15 PM to 9:45 PM

🎙️ Karaoke Night at Kelly O’Bryan’s – 9:00 PM

🎲 Double Overtime Plays The Red Bar – 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM

🕺 Saturday Dance Party at Georgie's – 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM

🕹️ Fighting Game Night – Phantom Alley

October 19, 2025

👪️ Spectrum Strong Parents – 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM

🥋 New West Judo Club - Giant Killer – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

🍃 Fresh for Fall – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

☠️ Day of the Dead Paint Workshop – 11:00 AM

💑 City Love Scavenger Hunt For Couples - New West Area – 1:00 PM

🎶 Concert in the Square – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

🎭️ A Poetry + Art Salon – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

🍞 Baking (Ages 6-12) at Queensborough Centre – 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM

🎉 Fiestita de las Americas – 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

🧘 Yang Tai Chi 24 form – 5:00 PM

🎙️ Georgie's Local Sunday Night Open Mic! – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

October 20, 2025

🧘 Peace, Be Still Monday Meditation – 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM

👶 Mom + Baby Meet Up at Cove Indoor Play – 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

🎼 Lines of Longing – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

🧩 Steel & Oak Puzzle Mondays – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

🎨 Downtown's Living Room at Anvil Centre – 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

🎙️ Begbie's Open Mic – 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

 🎫 Last Day to Submit Your Entry for the International Film Fest Tickets

💥 From Drop to Smash: Pumpkins Fly Again for Charity in New Westminster 🎃

Get ready, New Westminster — your firefighters are back with one of the most smashing fall traditions around! The New Westminster Firefighters Charitable Society is rebranding last year’s beloved Pumpkin Drop into the all-new Pumpkin Smash, and it’s set to be bigger, louder, and messier than ever. 💥

Last year’s event saw over 300 pumpkins take the plunge and 500+ cheering spectators watch the action unfold. Firefighters hoisted pumpkins 100 feet up Tower 1, let gravity do its thing, and turned those gourds into glorious orange confetti. This year promises even more high-flying fun, family laughter, and pumpkin chaos! 😄

📅 When: Sunday, November 2nd — 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 Where: Fire Hall 1, 1 East 6th Avenue
🚗 Parking: Available behind the təmasəwt̓xʷ Aquatic and Community Centre
💳 Donations: Contactless card payments accepted on-site

Families are encouraged to bring their post-Halloween pumpkins, watch them soar, and enjoy a smashing good time — all while supporting local community charities. It’s the perfect way to wrap up the spooky season with a bang (and a splat)! 🎃💫

👉 Join the Pumpkin Smash and support your local firefighters!

🌿 Amnesty International Hosts Documentary Event on Indigenous Land Defense

A powerful story of Indigenous sovereignty and resilience is coming to the community this fall. On Saturday, October 25, 2025, residents are invited to a free screening of YINTAH, hosted by Amnesty International Canada at the Public Library Auditorium from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The feature-length documentary follows Howilhkat Freda Huson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, two Wet’suwet’en land defenders, as they lead a decade-long effort to protect their unceded territory from the Coastal GasLink liquified natural gas pipeline. Through powerful storytelling, YINTAH captures the challenges and courage behind their fight for land, culture, and the right to free, prior, and informed consent.

The event offers a meaningful opportunity to learn about the ongoing Wet’suwet’en struggle, engage in thoughtful dialogue, and support the broader movement for reconciliation and Indigenous rights across Canada.

📅 Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
📍 Location: New Westminster Public Library Auditorium
🎟️ Admission: Free
🌐 Presented by: Amnesty International Canada — amnesty.ca

👉 Join the screening and be part of the conversation.

⛈️ Rain Joke of the Day 🌧️ 

🌧️ Why did the thunder get a promotion? ⚡️ 

Because it was always making a loud impact! 🔈️⚡️ 

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